Gate.



No. 703,423. Patented .luly I, |902.

u. B. JAcoBs.

, GATE (Application med my s. 1901.)

A Y y Y I l 'atto/mam UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

y OLAUsE. JAoOBs, OF ROLAND, iowA.

srEoIFIcATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,423, dated July 1, 1902.

A a Application iiled May 8,'1201. Serial No.'5;Q;,26. (llo model.)

OLLZ. whom it may concern: .7.- Beitknown that 1 OLAUs ABIJAOOBa a citizen of the United Stamm-,residing atRoland,

inthe county of Story and State of Iowa, have invented anew and useful Gate, offwhich the followingis a specification. y

This inventionrelates to gates,gandplarticu larly to that class of gates -described. in my copending application, filed`.l\1ay.8,i1901,`Se;

rial No.. 59,259. 1n said,application'there'is described and claimeda gatewhich can will be opened by one class of stock, but will' be locked in closed position against the pas;p The construction fset.

sage of another class. forth in the specification of said application is primarily intended to pass swine, but bar sheep in one direction, but will permit of the- Under many conditions this is an excellent con#V4 passage of both in theother direction.

struction, in that should a sheep from any cause get into the adjoiningY field or pasture it may readily pass back to the ilock throughv the gates. Underother conditions, however, said structure'is very'disadvantageous. For instance, swine could not be permittedv to run through adjoining iields having different breeds of sheep, for the reason that while the sheep in one field could not pass to the other those in the adjoining field could readily pass through the gate tothe first, and thus the gate would be practically useless.

The object of this'in'vention is to provide-aconstruction whichwill overcome this objec-v tion by permitting .onerclassof stock to pass freely in either direction, lout willfbe locked' against movement. in either direction to an l.v

other class, and inthe following-specification there isdescribed a construction-that can'be thus operatedibyswine; but is .inoperativetoQ sheep. `This.construction.is also illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figurel is a perspective view of the gate.v

Fig. 2 is a Viewo'fl the same in elevation, portions'of thekeeper-plate'sgbeing broken away.- Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the manner in which it is unlocked.

Similar: numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention a pair of spaced standards 10 are arranged in the fence to form a passage-way, in which a swinging 4gate 11 is mounted. This gate comprises bars 12,- connected by stringers 13, thus forming a panelwhich is arranged to close the passage-way. The panelisgpivotedat its upper end tothe standards 10, suitable spacingblocks 14 lbeing secured to the latter, and pivot-pins, 15 passing through the same and Iengagingvthesidebars`12. tT he lower ends of the, sidebars 12 project some distance below the llowest Stringer 13, and to their projectingendsfis pivotally secured the locking device, (designated asa whole by 16.) This` locking. device 16 4consists' of a transverse holding-bar 17, fastenedto upright'ibllocks 18, ,whichl are pivoted to they lower ends of the side bars 12 of the ,gate-panel .by means of eyebolts 19,`through the eyes of .which pass staple-bolts 20, secured to the said side bars. The eyebolts 19falso serveto fasten-the holding-bar 1'Z-to theblocks 18.` The ends of the holding-barlproject beyond the side edges of the gate-panel and no rmallyrest in notches 21, located in the upper edges offu'pright keeper-plates 22, secured transversely'across the lower portions of the. posts o r standards 10. The endsof'theselnotches-.form stopshouldersf2, vagainst which. the projecting endsof theholdinglbar "17.` abut, and thus limitthe swinging movement of the, gate in kboth-'directions. Connecting the depending ends ofthe blocks 1S isV the operating rail or plateQpZl, which hangs transversely across the gatewaybelo'w' the lowestfstringer `13 of the panel. V Q I v In normal position.` the gate-panel' hangs in V -a 'vertical position between the posts, with vthe ends of the qholdingbarf resting -in the n'otchesof-'the keeper-plates.A AThe `gate is thus :locked.!again`st.:opening,. and should a sheep. attemptto 'force a passage in either direction the holding-bar willabut` against the vshoulders 23 of the keeper-plates'..-.On the other hand, assuming that a pig attempts to pass through its natural instinct impels it to attempt to rootunder. If` therefore Mit is on the side shown in Fig. 3,.,it will press against the operating-board, thus swinging the locking device and raising the holdingibar out of the notches of the keeper plates. Upon further forward movement the gate will be opened sufficiently to permit the pig to pass under, after which it will swing back to locked IOO position. If the pig is on the opposite side of the fence, in like manner it will attempt to root under; but the operating-bar is so located thatit cannot be reached from this side. The animals head instead contacts with the under side of the holding-bar 17 and lifts it up and out of operative position as the gate swings forward, thus releasing it and permitting the passage of the pig. In order to prevent the pigs rooting under the gate, a platform or flooring 25 may be laid between the posts and for a sufficient distance on each side of thesame. Bythisconstruction, therefore, a very simple gate is provided which may be operated in either direction by one class of animals, but is an absolute bar to other classes,'and thus,as shown,pigs can have a range through adjoiningr fields, while sheep and other animals are kept within their respective confines. The entire structure is furthermore exceedingly inexpensive in construction and the parts are such that there is little chance of their becoming deranged.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages ofthe herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Thecombination with asupporting structure having a gateway, of a vertically-swinging gate pivoted in the gateway and leaving an open space therein, locking means movably mounted upon the gate for holding it against opening, and operating means for the lock located in the open space of the gateway and movable transversely of the gate.

2. The combination with a fence having a gateway, of a gate pivoted in the gateway and leaving an open space therein, said gate having a free swinging movement in both directions, locking means for holding the gate against opening in either direction, and operating means for the lock, said means being located in the open space of the gateway.

3. The combination with a fence having a gateway, ofa vertically-swinging gate pivoted at its upper end in the gateway and having its lower edge spaced from the ground or Hoor leaving an open space, locking means movably mounted upon the gate to hold it against opening, and an operating device for the lock located in the open space below the gate andmovable transversely thereof.

4. The combination with a fence having a gateway, of a vertically-swinging gate pivoted at its upper end in the gateway and having its lower edge spaced from the ground or floor leaving an open space, locking means movably mounted upon the gate to hold it against opening, and an operating device for the lock located in the open space below the gate and movable transversely thereof.

5. The combination with a swinging gate, of a lock pivoted to the gate to hold the same against opening, and operating means suspended from the lock and depending below the lower edge of the gate.

6. The combination with spaced supporting-standards, of a vertically-swinging gate pivoted to the standards, a transverse locking-bar pivoted to the gate to engage means located upon the standards to hold the gate against opening, and an operating-plate secured to the locking-bar and depending beneath and movable transversely of the gate..

7. 4The combination with spaced supporting-standards, of a vertically-swinging gate pivoted at its upper end to the upper ends of the standards, keeper-plates secured to the standards, and having notches in their upper edges, a transverse locking-bar pivoted to the gate and normally engaging in the notches of the keeper-plates, and an operating-plate secured to the locking-bar and depending beneath and movable transversely of the gate.

S. The combination with a vertically-swinging gate, of a lock movably mounted upon the gate, and operatin g means for the lock carried by and depending below the lower edge of the gate, said operating means being movable transversely of the gate.

9. rlhe combination with a swinging gate, of spaced stops located adjacent to the gate, a lock carried by the gate and arranged to have a movable engagement between the stops to per-mit of a limited movement of the gate, and operating means for the lock.

l0. The combination with a swinging gate suspended from its upper end, of locking means for the gate mounted upon the lower end thereof, and a keeper arranged contiguous'to the lower end of the gate and having spaced stops between which a portion of the lock movably engages to permit of a limited movement of the gate without unlocking the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

OLAUS B. JACOBS.

IVitnesses:

O. A. OLnsoN, H. E. MYRAI-I.

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